French Revolution

What was the primary cause of the French Revolution?

• The discovery of gold in Paris

• A widespread famine across Europe

• A successful foreign invasion

• The monarchy's excessive spending

Who prepared to face the guillotine in 1794?

• King Louis XVI

• Jacques Necker

• Marie Antoinette

• Maximilian Robespierre

What was the Bastille a symbol of before the French Revolution?

• Freedom and democracy

• Royal power and tyranny

• Economic prosperity

• Artistic achievement

What did the Declaration of the Rights of Man proclaim?

• The king's divine right to rule

• The division of France into regions

• Equality and rights for all men

• The establishment of a new monarchy

Who was known as 'Madame Deficit'?

• Marie Antoinette

• Madame du Barry

• Empress Maria Theresa

• The Duchess of Polignac

What event is considered the start of the French Revolution?

• The signing of the Declaration of the Rights of Man

• The storming of the Bastille

• The marriage of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

• The execution of Robespierre

What was the main reason for the financial crisis leading to the French Revolution?

• The invention of the steam engine

• Investment in the American War of Independence

• The construction of the Palace of Versailles

• The discovery of America

Who was forced to move to Paris by a mob?

• Jacques Necker

• King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

• Maximilian Robespierre

• Jean-Paul Marat

What did the Tennis Court Oath signify?

• The establishment of the National Guard

• The commitment to continue meeting until a constitution was established

• The king's agreement to tax the nobility

• The end of the French Revolution

Who was the editor of the newspaper 'La Ami du Peuple'?

• Maximilian Robespierre

• Louis XVI

• Jean-Paul Marat

• Jacques Necker